Cutty Sark is a British clipper ship. Built on the River Leven, Dumbarton, Scotland in 1869 for the Jock Willis Shipping Line, she was one of the last tea clippers to be built and one of the fastest, coming at the end of a long period of design development for this type of vessel, which halted as steamships took over their … Visa mer Cutty Sark was ordered by ship-owner John Willis, who operated a shipping company founded by his father. The company had several ships in the tea trade from China to Britain. Speed was an advantage to vessels … Visa mer The ship was named after Cutty-sark, the nickname of the witch Nannie Dee in Robert Burns's 1791 poem Tam o' Shanter. The ship's Visa mer In 1953 Cutty Sark was given to the Cutty Sark Preservation Society and in 1954 she was moved to a custom-built dry dock at Greenwich. She was … Visa mer • Lubbock, Basil (1924). The Log of the Cutty Sark. Glasgow, Scotland: James Brown and Son. • Brettle, Robert E. (1969). The Cutty Sark, Her … Visa mer The maximum logged speed for Cutty Sark was 17.5 knots (32.4 km/h; 20.1 mph). Her greatest recorded distance in noon to noon sights was 363 nautical miles (672 km; 418 mi) … Visa mer First tea seasons Cutty Sark was destined for the tea trade, a seasonal trade of a high value cargo from China to London. Though the "premium" or bonus paid to the … Visa mer • Transport portal • William Pile • Cutty Sark (short story) • Falls of Clyde (ship) Visa mer WebbClipper Ship Construction Plans The British-built Clippers for the Tea Trade had an advantage over the American in that their Designers knew what the intended Cargo was …
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